on the whole

英 [ɒn ðə həʊl]

美 [ɑːn ðə hoʊl]

大体上说;总的说来

英英释义

adv

with everything considered (and neglecting details)
1. altogether, I'm sorry it happened
2. all in all, it's not so bad
Synonym:all in allaltogethertout ensemble

The advent of modern technology brings a substantial impact on the whole world.
现代技术的出现对整个世界带来了实质性的影响。
You have brought disaster on the whole village!
你给整个村带来了灾难！
From then on the whole tone of the campaign began to degenerate.
从那时起，整个活动的基调开始变质。
Our reform of the economic structure is going smoothly on the whole.
现在我们的经济体制改革进行得基本顺利。
The influence it exerted on the whole world was enormous.
伦敦对整个世界的影响是巨大的。
Bargaining can go on the whole day, or even several days, with the customers coming and going at intervals.
讨价还价可以进行一整天，甚至进行好几天，买主则时来时往。
The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.
银行倒闭对整个社会产生了波及影响。
On the whole it's a good book; and it would be nitpicking to dwell on those small defects.
总之，这是一本好书，对小处不必吹毛求疵。
Development in sino-japanese relations has on the whole maintained a good progressive momentum.
中日关系总体上保持了发展的势头。
The evolution of industrial lab has experienced the three stages on the whole.
工业实验室的演进在宏观上经历了三个阶段。